by TheRecords1 | Oct 19, 2020 | news, stories, Uncategorized
Power pop’s flagship song was almost the brainchild of The Cuties. That’s right, I said The Cuties. After the dissolution of Kursaal Flyers, Will Birch and John Wicks were searching for a good name for their newly formed band. They thought they had settled on...
by TheRecords1 | Oct 7, 2020 | news, stories
Most folks don’t realize that John recorded an album of Records songs in 1991. The album was called Rock’Ola (1998) and was recorded in only three days. Here’s the story as I remember it. John’s Records were to embark on a short tour of Spain but Rock Indiana insisted...
by TheRecords1 | Sep 23, 2020 | news, stories
It has been some time since the last post. In the near future I expect to rectify this and hope to relay more of the stories John shared with me. In the meantime, I saw this old concert flyer on a social media site featuring The Records and thought I’d post it...
by TheRecords1 | Aug 3, 2019 | news, stories, Uncategorized
The movie about Elton John, Rocket Man, reminded me of a story John once told me. And since I actually have a moment to share it, I thought I would. We had been discussing embarrassing moments when John mentioned that he had once performed with Elton John. He...
by TheRecords1 | Jan 3, 2019 | news, stories, Uncategorized
John Wicks was almost a Sex Pistol. Well, that’s a little bit of a stretch but not as much as one might think. After all, he was one of the first, if not the first, to interview for the job. Long before having founded The Records with Will Birch or joining the Kursaal...
by TheRecords1 | Dec 6, 2018 | news, stories
Ever wonder how “Starry Eyes” became a hit? It was no accident. Rather, it was right place, right time. The guys in The Records knew Dave Robinson, head of Stiff Records, long before they had a record deal with Richard Branson and Virgin Records. “Robo” as...
